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- 6y ago
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- 6y ago
I completely sympathise with you, I have been through the same. Time will make it better, just try and add on a few minutes each time you feel the urge to do something
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- 6y ago
I have anxiety and harm ocd so slightly different however I would really recommend trying to control your urges / compulsions! They only make the ocd stronger! Also try exposure (so when you feel the need to wash your hands or something, really try not to - or if you can’t for now, try and wait say 10 minutes longer than you usually would? ) for me my compulsions are googling things for reassurance so I’m really trying hard to wait before I do or not do it at all. It’s gonna take time but just remember reacting to the intrusive thoughts and then doing the compulsions is like feeding the ocd ‘monster’
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- 6y ago
Thank you for your reply, it’s just really hard because when I feel I really need to do it, I’ll do it, then need to do it again a minute later. I’m on medication for it but it’s not helping so I might go and see my doctor
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- 6y ago
I've totally gotten what you are talking about, where you are feeling urges to do things you don't want to, and then getting sensory intrusive thoughts related to it. I get a thing like that where I hate the feeling of wool on my teeth, like when you bite a mitten, but I have to do it, and the feeling and the squeaky feeling gives me horrible shivers because of how much I hate it, but I have to do it. It's really hard - hang in there, ride it out. You will last longer than the thoughts.
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- 6y ago
I do that too when I’m wearing jumpers that squeak if you bite them :(
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